Sloniker v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Stearns county by plaintiff in behalf of his infant daughter to recover $20,000 damages for personal injuries sustained by her by defendant’s negligence. The case was tried before Searle, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $12,000. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.1
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages, for the benefit of his infant daughter, Bertha Sloniker, on account of personal injuries sustained by her by reason of the alleged wanton and wilful act of the defendant’s servants in running a hand car upon her. Verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $12,000, and the defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The child was struck by a hand car in charge of the defendant’s section foreman, or boss, as she was crossing its railway track in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fonda v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Sneda v. LiberaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by18 opinions
- Moeller v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- Chicago Great Western Ry. Co. v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Sorrell v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Anderson v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Ellington v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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